China trumps US in satellite navigation technology, warns new report [Video]

A new race is heating up in the area of satellite navigation. In recent years, the US has found itself competing with a growing list of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). These include the European Union’s Galileo, Russia’s GLONASS, and China’s BeiDou.

A new report shows that the US’s GPS – once the undisputed world leader in satnav – is falling behind China’s technology.

Space race 2.0

In recent years, China’s space administration has sought to rival the US’s dominance in space. One of its plans is to make its BeiDou satnav system the world’s leading GNSS.

A new reportfrom the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Advisory Board (PNTAB) warned that “GPS’s capabilities are now substantially inferior to those of China’s BeiDou.” …